multiple command bind to a single key stroke

[Jaeyoun Chung]

here's simple define-key* to map multiple commands into a single
keystroke.
dropdown-list packages are attached.

;;; define-key* command follows
(require 'cl)
(defun define-key* (keymap key def)
  (define-key keymap key (combine-command def (lookup-key keymap
key))))
(defun combine-command (def defs)
  (cond ((null defs) def)
        ((and (listp defs)
              (eq 'lambda (car defs))
              (= (length defs) 4)
              (listp (fourth defs))
              (eq 'command-selector (car (fourth defs))))
         (unless (member `',def (cdr (fourth defs)))
           (setcdr (fourth defs) (nconc (cdr (fourth defs)) `(',def))))
         defs)
        (t
         `(lambda () (interactive) (command-selector ',defs ',def)))))
(require 'dropdown-list)
(defvar command-selector-last-command nil)
(defun command-selector (&rest candidates)
  (if (and (eq last-command this-command) command-selector-last-
command)
      (call-interactively command-selector-last-command)
    (let* ((candidate-strings
            (mapcar (lambda (candidate)
                      (format "%s" (if (symbolp candidate)
                                       candidate
                                     (let ((s (format "%s" candidate)))
                                       (if (>= (length s) 7)
                                           (concat (substring s 0 7) "...")
                                         s)))))
                    candidates))
           (selection (dropdown-list candidate-strings)))
      (when selection
        (let ((cmd (nth selection candidates)))
          (call-interactively cmd)
          (setq command-selector-last-command cmd))))))

here is dropdown-list.el sources:

;;; dropdown-list.el --- dropdown menu interface

;; Copyright (C) 2008 Jaeyoun Chung

;; Author: address@hidden
;; Keywords: convenience
;;
;; overlay code stolen from company-mode.el
;;

;;; Code:
(defface dropdown-list-face
  '((t :inherit default
       :background "lightyellow"
       :foreground "black"))
  "*Bla."
  :group 'dropdown-list)

(defface dropdown-list-selection-face
  '((t :inherit dropdown-list
       :background "purple"))
  "*Bla."
  :group 'dropdown-list)

(defvar dropdown-list-overlays nil)

(defun dropdown-list-hide ()
  (while dropdown-list-overlays
    (delete-overlay (pop dropdown-list-overlays))))

(defun dropdown-list-put-overlay (beg end &optional prop value prop2
value2)
  (let ((ov (make-overlay beg end)))
    (overlay-put ov 'window t)
    (when prop
      (overlay-put ov prop value)
      (when prop2
        (overlay-put ov prop2 value2)))
    ov))

(defun dropdown-list-line (start replacement &optional no-insert)
  ;; start might be in the middle of a tab, which means we need to
hide the
  ;; tab and add spaces
  (let ((end (+ start (length replacement)))
        beg-point end-point
        before-string after-string)
    (goto-char (point-at-eol))
    (if (< (current-column) start)
        (progn (setq before-string
                     (make-string (- start (current-column)) ? ))
               (setq beg-point (point)))
      (goto-char (point-at-bol)) ;; Emacs bug, move-to-column is wrong
otherwise
      (move-to-column start)
      (setq beg-point (point))
      (when (> (current-column) start)
        (goto-char (1- (point)))
        (setq beg-point (point))
        (setq before-string (make-string (- start (current-
column)) ? ))))
    (move-to-column end)
    (setq end-point (point))
    (let ((end-offset (- (current-column) end)))
      (when (> end-offset 0)
        (setq after-string (make-string end-offset ?b))))
    (when no-insert
      ;; prevent inheriting of faces
      (setq before-string (when before-string
                            (propertize before-string 'face
'default)))
      (setq after-string (when after-string
                           (propertize after-string 'face 'default))))
    (let ((string (concat before-string
                          replacement
                          after-string)))
      (if no-insert
          string
        (push (dropdown-list-put-overlay beg-point end-point
                                        'invisible t
                                        'after-string string)
              dropdown-list-overlays)))))

(defun dropdown-list-start-column (display-width)
  (let ((column (mod (current-column) (window-width)))
        (width (window-width)))
    (cond ((<= (+ column display-width) width)
           column)
          ((> column display-width)
           (- column display-width))
          ((>= width display-width)
           (- width display-width))
          (t
           nil))))

(defun dropdown-list-move-to-start-line (candidate-count)
  (decf candidate-count)
  (let ((above-line-count (save-excursion (- (vertical-motion (-
candidate-count)))))
        (below-line-count (save-excursion (vertical-motion candidate-
count))))
    (cond ((= below-line-count candidate-count)
           t)
          ((= above-line-count candidate-count)
           (vertical-motion (- candidate-count))
           t)
          ((>= (+ below-line-count above-line-count) candidate-count)
           (vertical-motion (- (- candidate-count below-line-count)))
           t)
          (t
           nil))))

(defun dropdown-list-at-point (candidates &optional selidx)
  (dropdown-list-hide)
  (let* ((lengths (mapcar #'length candidates))
         (max-length (apply #'max lengths))
         (start (dropdown-list-start-column (+ max-length 3)))
         (i -1)
         (candidates (mapcar* (lambda (candidate length)
                                (let ((diff (- max-length length)))
                                  (propertize
                                   (concat (if (> diff 0)
                                               (concat candidate (make-string 
diff ? ))
                                             (substring candidate 0 max-length))
                                           (format "%3d" (+ 2 i)))
                                   'face (if (eql (incf i) selidx)
                                             'dropdown-list-selection-face
                                           'dropdown-list-face))))
                              candidates lengths)))
    (save-excursion
      (and start
           (dropdown-list-move-to-start-line (length candidates))
           (loop initially (vertical-motion 0)
                 for candidate in candidates
                 do (dropdown-list-line (+ (current-column) start) candidate)
                 while (/= (vertical-motion 1) 0)
                 finally return t)))))

(defun dropdown-list (candidates)
  (let ((selection) (temp-buffer))
    (save-window-excursion
      (unwind-protect
          (let ((candidate-count (length candidates))
                done key selidx)
            (while (not done)
              (unless (dropdown-list-at-point candidates selidx)
                (switch-to-buffer (setq temp-buffer (get-buffer-create "
*selection*")) 'norecord)
                (delete-other-windows)
                (delete-region (point-min) (point-max))
                (insert (make-string (length candidates) ?\n))
                (goto-char (point-min))
                (dropdown-list-at-point candidates selidx))
              (setq key (read-key-sequence ""))
              (cond ((and (stringp key) (>= (aref key 0) ?1) (<= (aref key 0)
(+ ?0 (min 9 candidate-count))))
                     (setq selection (- (aref key 0) ?1)
                           done t))
                    ((member key '("" [up]))
                     (setq selidx (mod (+ candidate-count (1- (or selidx 0)))
candidate-count)))
                    ((member key '("" [down]))
                     (setq selidx (mod (1+ (or selidx -1)) candidate-count)))
                    ((member key '("")))
                    ((member key '("
" [return]))
                     (setq selection selidx
                           done t))
                    (t
                     (setq done t)))))
        (dropdown-list-hide)
        (and temp-buffer (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))
      ;;     (when selection
      ;;       (message "your selection => %d: %s" selection (nth
selection candidates))
      ;;       (sit-for 1))
      selection)))

(provide 'dropdown-list)
;;; dropdown-list.el ends here